Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, conservationist, and natural scientist who had a net worth equal to $20 million at the time of her death, after adjusting for inflation. Beatrix Potter was born in Kensington, London, United Kingdom in July 1866 and passed away in December 1943. She is best known for her children’s books which feature animals and perhaps her best known work is The Tale of Peter Rabbit which was authored in 1902 and is still popular today.
That was the first book of Potter’s The 24 Tales which also included The Tale of… Squirrel Nutkin, Gloucester, Benjamin Bunny, Two Bad Mice, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, the Pie and the Patty-Pan, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Samuel Whiskers, or, The Roly-Poly Pudding, the Flopsy Bunnies, Ginger and Pickles, Mrs. Tittlemouse, Timmy Tiptoes, Mr. Tod, Pigling Bland, Johnny Town-Mouse, Little Pig Robinson, Kitty-in-Boots, and more. Potter purchased Hill Top Farms and won prizes breeding Herdwick sheep. She left most of her property to the National Trust. Beatrix Potter passed away on December 22, 1943 at 77 years old from pneumonia and heart disease.
| Net Worth: | $10 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Jul 28, 1866 – Dec 22, 1943 (77 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Illustrator, Author, Writer, Botanist |
| Nationality: | England |